Elderly Woman’s Dream of Petting a Penguin is Fulfilled for Christmas–it Brings Her to Tears (WATCH)

An elderly woman cried tears of joy when her daughter fulfilled her lifelong dream of petting a real penguin. Christine Cross is a super fan of all things penguin, and for a Christmas gift, her daughter Lindsay Cross made her dream come true. A video shows the 76-year-old overcome with emotion after petting the bird […]

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New Enzyme Allows CRISPR Technology to Accurately Target Almost Any Human Gene

While the original CRISPR gene editing technology could only target 12.5% of the human genome, a new method developed by engineers at Duke University expands access to nearly every gene to potentially target and treat a broader range of diseases. The study published in the journal Nature Communications, involved collaborators at Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute […]

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Good News in History, December 31

Happy 80th Birthday to Sir Ben Kingsley, the English actor who has won an Oscar, Grammy, BAFTA, two Golden Globes, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. He is best known for his starring role as Mohandas Gandhi in the acclaimed 1982 film Gandhi, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor. You may […]

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Saturday Sports: 2023's greatest hits

NPR's Alina Selyukh and Meadowlark Media's Howard Bryant discuss the biggest stories of the 2023 sports year.

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2024 New Year’s Horoscope: A ‘Free Will Astrology’ From Rob Brezsny

Our partner Rob Brezsny, who has a new book out, Astrology Is Real: Revelations from My Life as an Oracle, provides his weekly wisdom to enlighten our thinking and motivate our mood. Rob’s Free Will Astrology, is a syndicated weekly column appearing in over a hundred publications. He is also the author of Pronoia Is the Antidote […]

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For Colombia's most beloved cyclist, winning isn't the point

Rigoberto Urán has never won the Tour de France or Olympics gold. But he's still a superstar. "I think lots of people identify with me because they want to win but don't quite make it," he says.

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Good News in History, December 30

133 years ago today, the American author, recordist, and expatriate Paul Bowles, was born. Living in Tangier, Morocco for 47 years, Bowles would publish several books, including the critically acclaimed The Sheltering Sky set in French North Africa through which he traveled extensively. He was just one of so many Europeans or Americans who saw the […]

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First-time Ever, Scientists Find Planet Almost as Big as its Host Star: ‘How little we know about the universe’

Far out in the galaxy, astronomers at Penn State have found a planet that is just a little bit smaller than its host star, a surprising finding set to potentially change the established ideas of planet formation. Science news is filled with headlines of discoveries that clash with established theories known only to the scientists […]

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It appeared the Detroit Pistons were going to snap their record losing streak

Going into Wednesday's game against the Boston Celtics, the Pistons had lost 27 in a row. After the first half Detroit was up 19 points, but the Celtics rallied to win by six in overtime.

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Good News in History, December 29

On this day 80 years ago, a decade and a half after the Irish War of Independence and its treaty-induced interim government, Ireland was born when it adopted its own Constitution. A document committed to democratic ideals that enshrined the people as masters, it also provided the right to every child for a free primary education provided by the State. (1937)

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Family Hears Late Loved One’s Voice Again Thanks to an Electrician Who Jumped at the Chance to Help

An electrician with a passion for preservation restored an ancient piece of home electronics, allowing a woman to hear her departed mother’s voice on Christmas. The old animated version of Frosty the Snowman can pull many people back to their childhood; doubly so for Linda Swartz, who had an old book with an electronic recording […]

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She’s an Ex-Addict Turned Forager, Her Anxiety is Gone: ‘Mushrooms Saved My Life’

For 6 years, Jessika Gauvin used alcohol and drugs as a way to escape life and ignore past trauma. But in April 2018, Jessika wandered into her local woods, in Moncton, New Brunswick and found being around nature gave her a “new perspective” on life. The Canadian is now five years sober and dedicates her […]

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100 Tiny Endangered Seahorses Released into Sydney Harbor with High Hopes

Australia continues to rehabilitate its populations of White’s seahorse, an “Australian icon” and the only such creature on the nation’s endangered list. In May, GNN reported that hundreds of White’s seahorses were released into the waters north of Newcastle into specially-made “hotels” as part of the largest release of captive-bred seahorses in history. Now, as […]

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Iceland’s ‘Bike Whisperer’ Finds Stolen Bicycles–Then Helps Thieves Change

In Iceland’s capital of Reykjavik, a local man known as the “bike whisperer” works to recover stolen bikes, but he never gets angry or calls the police on the thieves. In fact, the police call him when someone comes to report a missing bike. In a country with only a single high-security penitentiary, Bjartmar Leósson […]

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Good News in History, December 28

50 years ago today, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn published The Gulag Archipelago, a literary investigation of the prison-labor camp system in the Soviet Union between 1918 and 1956 that forever destroyed the credibility of communism. This Nobel Prize-winning book, which has been called the single greatest indictment of a political regime ever written, and the best non-fiction […]

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Uber Driver Returns $8,000 to Teen Who Left the Christmas Cash in His Car: ‘Do something good’

An Alabama Uber driver should be on track for a stellar 2024 after doing “something good” and returning $8,000 cash a hopeful teenager had left in his vehicle. Esbon Kamau has been an Uber driver for 4 years on and off, and the father of five really connected with a young client Alex Tisdale. “He […]

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Pennsylvania SPCA Shelter Empties Kennels for First Time in 47 Years: ‘A true miracle’

For the pooches and purr-babies in the SPCA shelter of Adams County Pennsylvania, Christmas came early. By Saturday two days before Christmas, every last one of them had found a new owner, leaving the kennels vacant on Christmas Day for the first time in 47 years of operations. The staff says one stray cat arrived […]

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The Detroit Pistons set NBA record with 27 straight losses

The Pistons lost Tuesday night to the Brooklyn Nets. They can still turn the season around, the Pistons have 52 more regular season games to play.

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Good News in History, December 27

Happy 52nd birthday to Big Duncan Ferguson, the Scottish striker who racked up over 200 appearances for Everton FC scoring 58 goals. Whether you loved him or found him a disorderly menace, there’s no question that his hyper-aggressive manner of patrolling the space between the opposing center halves was at times extremely effective, or at […]

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FTC Moves to Update Rules That Govern How Tech Companies Can Track Your Kids

2023 featured a proposed update to the COPPA, or the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act which included limitations on the nudging of kids to stay online and reductions in the data collection of children while using their parent’s devices. The last update was in 2013 and dealt with social media and mobile devices (how quaint). […]

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